An image from the Open Compute Project, showing some of Facebook’s data center design Every now and then, an exciting or controversial issue triggers a flood of online discourse.
A screen shot of Anso Labs’ partnering companies page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Rackspace ( www.rackspace.com ) announced last week it acquired cloud computing developer Anso Labs ( www.ansolabs.com ), the developer of NASA Nebula Cloud and a main contributor to OpenStack. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed
A screen shot of Open-Xchange Hosting Edition webmail (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK managed hosting and cloud services provider iomart Group ( www.iomart.com ) announced on Tuesday it will migrate over 300,000 customer email accounts to the Open-Xchange ( www.open-xchange.com ) email and collaboration platform. The move comes on the heels of iomart and Open-Xchange’s successful pilot project.
‘Net pioneers: Open Internet should be separate The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should allow for an open Internet separate from specialized services that may prioritize IP traffic, a group of Internet and technology pioneers recommended. The document, filed in response to an FCC request for public comments on proposed network neutrality rules, steers clear of recommending what rules should apply to the open Internet.


